Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg flirted with the course record in Wednesday’s opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open before settling for a 9-under 63 on the North Course for a two-stroke lead at Torrey Pines.

The California Swing with the Farmers Insurance Open, an annual PGA Tour stop since the 1950s. Players will attempt to navigate the narrow fairways, thick rough and small Poa greens of Torrey Pines, one of the premier municipal golf courses in America and also the host of two U.

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Ludvig Aberg has shot a nine-under 63 for a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open.

The Farmers Insurance Open starts on a Wednesday and ends on a Saturday to avoid a final-round conflict with the NFL's conference championship games.

Ludvig Åberg shot a 9-under 63 Wednesday in what he calls his favorite place in the world, taking a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.